Collection

Individuals prohibited from managing or governing schools

These individuals must not manage independent schools, academies and free schools or be a governor at a local-authority-maintained school.

The Secretary of State for Education can prohibit or restrict an individual from taking part in the management or governance of a school by issuing a direction .

Read our guidance about section 128 legislation and barring unsuitable individuals from managing or governing a school.

The Teaching Regulation Agency website has information about teachers prohibited from teaching in any school, sixth-form college, relevant youth accommodation or children鈥檚 home in England.

Directions issued under section 128

These individuals are barred from:

  • taking part in the management of independent schools, academies or free schools
  • being a governor at a local-authority-maintained school

These are listed alphabetically by surname.

Updates to this page

Published 14 November 2022
Last updated 28 March 2025 show all updates
  1. Added 'Direction: Victoria Poole-Birrell barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: James John Cooper barred from managing independent schools'.

  2. Added 'Direction: Shathea Zamzami barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  3. Added 'Direction: Mujanet Daniah barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: Suleyman Folami barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  4. Added 'Direction: Brian Richard Martin barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  5. Added 'Direction: Shahjan Yasmin Hussain barred from managing independent schools' to the collection.

  6. 'Direction: Christopher Bowler barred from managing independent schools' and 'Direction: Trevor Averre-Beeson' barred from managing independent schools' were added to the collection.

  7. 'Direction: Miriam Sebbagh barred from managing independent schools' was added to the collection.

  8. First published.